Elderly couple tied up and robbed

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Gareth Farrell of East Coast FM reports gardaí in Bray have appealed for information after a break-in in the town last night, in which an elderly couple in their 80’s were tied up and robbed in their home.

A gang of three men broke into the couple’s home in Briarwood on the Vevay road, at around 8 o’clock.

They threatened the occupants, before tying them up and ransacking the house.

It’s understood they made off with a quantity of jewelry.

The woman managed free herself and raised the alarm by breaking a window.